How Climate Change is Affecting the World Cup

Climate change is a fact, not a question. If you’re watching the World Cup this summer, you’ll see players facing record breaking heat head-on. As a former player, Ashlyn knows how hard heat is on these athletes’ bodies, not to mention the challenges travel, dehydration, and overheating turf. To get a handle on what exactly the teams are facing this summer, Ashlyn is talks to sport ecologist Madeline Orr and CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute Dr. Douglas Casa. In this special episode with Potential Energy Coalition and Invisible Hand, the three discuss the conditions of the World Cup and warn that it is just a preview for how rising temperatures will affect the future of sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.